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A Cure for Pokeritis

191213 minUnited States
Comedy

Synopsis

George promises to stop gambling but disguises his weekly poker game as a meeting of a fraternal lodge. His wife grows suspicious and has a cousin investigate. A staged police raid gives the players' wives a way to expose the deception together.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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12:52
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Laurence Trimble · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsLaurence Trimble

Historical context

John Bunny and Flora Finch made domestic disagreements a recurring attraction in Vitagraph's short comedies. This surviving example preserves the partnership of two prominent early screen comedians.

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  • John Bunny — User Caldwell4 on en.wikipedia; URL : http://www.newyorkcitywalk.com/images/nycwTheaters/JohnBunny.jpg · Public domain

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